It is strongly recommended that current users upgrade all QDS™ modules. Conflicts may arise if multiple versions are used simultaneously.

Modified to operate under Windows 2000 and XP.

Supports playback of an audio wave file associated with an Edit element. *

Supports playback of audio wave files associated with response items. *

Supports response card numeric rating scales containing negative and positive code values.

Code|Show List feature was expanded to support a maximum of 997 items. *

Scale text fields, defined for coded points on a numeric scale response card, will be displayed on response item buttons during an automated interview.

Fixed a problem in the Design Studio, which miscalculated the field length for numeric elements when the maximum value for a response was set to a multiple of 10.*

Correctly handles when the numeric code assigned for Female is less than the value for Male.

Export to SAS feature was modified to make it compatible with SAS version 8.1; SAS Transport files now have a file extension of ".XPT" instead of ".STX."

Export to SPSS feature was modified so that skipped values are marked as "missing" in SPSS even when the "Not applicable" special code is disabled for a given response item.

Fixed problem where a variable was not restored to its original state after the user entered a modification and then followed it with a cancel operation.

Fixed problem where Automatic variables in resumed interviews did not contain any values.

Fixed problem where updates to Automatic Date and Time variables were not saved.

Modified so that previously entered values are replaced with skip codes where appropriate. *

Modified to fix a problem in the Edit element logic. *

Prevents duplicate code values being added to "Pick one" or "Check all" response lists. *

Several problems related to gender applicability have now been fixed. Gender applicability now works (1) with resumed automated interviews; (2) when the code value for Female is less than the value for Male; (3) for Information elements in automated interviews.

The ACASI module was modified to remove DECtalk™ in-line commands from response item buttons.

The dialog box for Data Entry Build Options was modified to prevent a problem where function key settings were not saved correctly. *

* This item was fixed in QDS™ Version 1.19.